Film-camera apparatus



June 17, 1930. -c. F. HINDLE 1,764,450 RILM CAMERA APPARATUS Fi1ed,Aug.r28, 1925 24 lNvENoR HARM-B f77/vnu:

' v is ATTORNEY Pinamar.time- 17,l 1930 @PATENT fori-fics enanas r. HINDLE, or ossmINe, Nnw'vonx; Assioma To CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT coMrANY, INC., or ossININe-oN-HunsoN, NEW Yonx, A cozaroaaTroN or NEW FILlE-C'AMERAZAPPAMTUS p i fappimationnlea miguiit'',.as 1925.. sei-m1 110,553,064.

' My invention relates to film camera apparatus, and more particularly to mechanism for receiving films after exposure and retaining themrin light proof containers preparatory to the development thereof.

An object of'my invention is, therefore, to provide simple and compact means forcontaining 'in convenient form exposed photographic films of varying lengths, whichv 'containing means also includes a device for separating the exposed portion of a film from vthe unused sensitized portion.

' Another ob'ect of my lmprovement' is to provide a container for exposed portions of '15 a photographic film with a light proof door device which when `closing to exclude the light from the interior thereof, also severs from the film strip, the portion within the container.

A still further object of my invention is to provide 'a light proof receptacle for lexposed photographie films which causes the incoming film strip to coil itself as .it `enters therein; and other purposes of my improvement will appear as the specication proceeds.

Generically described, my invention comprises a container having two com lemental members preferably cylindrical in orm, and

having registrable openings through the peripheral sides thereof for receiving within the receptacle a continuous strip of exposed photographic film wherein the film coils itself in conformance with'the curvature of the interior of the receptacle. Y Y

The cylindrical form of my container, furthermore, lends itself to the employment of a relatively simple and inexpensive construction of shutter or Vlight proof closure, which may also be adapedconveniently to supply 40 cutting means for separating the included exposed portion of a film strip from the roll.

Thus, as will presently be seen more in detail, the cylinder, cylindrical in form for rel ceiving the film, and having through its sidel a rectangular opening with a cutting edge by means of a similarly curved shell provided also with a cutting edge that rotatably operates therein, supplies the means to eHect a shearing out when the inner .shell is suitably v rotated within the outer casing'.

. feeds the film into the receptacle to which Thedevice as shown inithe accompanying cdrawings is illustrated in connection with a camera apparatus, incompletely shown in the` drawings, which after the exposure thereof my improvement relates. My invention is u especially designed, however, to operate in connection with cameras of the general type illustrated in -my co-pending application, Serial No. 712,794, filed May 13, 1924where a container receives a film strip from the camera apparatus proper, vwith means as shown in the drawings for guiding the film into the receptacle, the closure in my iml provedv device being operated to cut off the film lby the same operation that shuts out the light therefrom before removal from the l camera apparatus. Y

In the accompanying drawings illustrative of a preferred embodiment of'my improved photographic film receptacle.

Figure 1 is a side elevation thereof asincorporated with a type of camera .apparatus partially shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial sectional view taken upon line-2 2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 isa side elevation of the receptacle lin operable position within the camera, a

portion vthereof broken' awayto show the closure and cutting means in detail.

Having reference to the drawings, the numeral 1.represents the frame of a type of camera apparatus in connection with which my receptacle is designed to operate, and 2 is an enclosing box having a roundedrecess 3 into which an embodiment of my improved receptacle '10 is inserted for receiving'the film 9. Ears 24 for retaining the receptacle in place are oppositely attached to the wall-2 of the enclosingbox at either side of there- 'cess 3 and are adapted to engage the locking wings 4, the ears 24 being attached by ordinary machine screws to thef-wall 2.f

The receptacle of my improvement comprises a cylindrical outercasing 10 and an inner shell 2O rotatably housed lnormally within the outer casing. The shell members 10, 20 are each closed at one'end and open 5 at the other, the casing 10 having the head 11, the shell 20 having similarly beenI provided 100 with the closed end or head 21. The curved or cylindrical portions of the casing and its included shell are preferably ma'de of thin sheet metal and the respective heads may be formed up integral with the cylindrical side ortipns. In the preferred -form illustrated 1nv the drawings, however, the heads 11 and 21 are shown formed separately with the rounded body portions, which may be seinserted to the full depth of the casing.

Lo 'tudinally of the casing 10 an opening 16 is ormed therein of a length suilicient freelyto receive whatever width of film strip 9 is intended to Vbe used therewith, which opening is substantially equal to the operable length of the cylinder.

The peripheral open1ng 16 in the casing is preferably rectangular in form, thereby supplyu'ng parallel sides, one of which is suitablv bevelled or otherwise adapted to formy by its edge a cutting blade 15 that is employed with suitably provided cutting edge 25 of the shell -20 in severing the strip of film 9 that has passed through the opening and into the receptacle.

The shell 20, because of its incomplete cylindrical formation, normally possesses, or may be given, a tendency to expand against the innerwrll of the casing 10 so that the edges 25 thereof are held by virtue of the aforesaid elastic action of the shell always in 40j shearing relationship'with theoppositely disposed cutting edge 1'5 Aof the outercylinder. The cutting edges 25- of the shell'last above referred to are ofa divergent or V-shaped contour and by reason of the diagonally disposed edges form with the longitudinally disposed edge 15 of the oppositely disposed edge of the rectangularlopening of the outer casing, an easy shearing action in cutting oifj the strip of film thathas been fed into the con tainer through the opening 16.

When normally in place for receiving 'the photographic film thereceptacle 10` in the present application of the apparatus has its opening 16 at the one side for the reason that the film is fed down from 'the .camera shown herewith to the side of the receptacle in the manner shown in Fi 1. To maint-ain the parts in such operab e position a vertically slotted lug 18 has been provided upon the outer face of the head 11 of the cylinder 10,

having parallel inner surfaces suitably provided forreceiving the locking lug 18 which is accordinglylplaced at or near the bottom of the head 11, suitably disposed relatively to the location of the opening '16, the retaining between and, being attached to the -flat face of l the frame 1, have their inner ed es raised above the surface of the Xframe su ciently to receive the wings. 4, which extend laterally and radially from the head 21 `that supports the shell 20, and to hold them securelyagainst the frame of the camera.

The location of the locking devices comprising the'ears24 and the corresponding radial extensions or wings 4, and the operable shape and -size 'of those respective members, are determined by the osition and circumferential len h of the t in metal orton of the curved s ell 20, which it has een seen falls short of the complete cylindrical conj 'which it'is attached is inserted in the recess 3,

properly locates that member to receive the iilm. The shell 20 may thenpbe inserted and rotated within the case 10 by-means of the .knob 22, and when secured therein by'means of the wings 4 being carried under the ear pieces 2.4,v in such locked position the open portion of its curved shell will be in re ister with the opening 16 of the case 10, as s own best in Fig.l 3, in which positions of the locking members the cutting edges 15 of the case and 25 of the shell will stand separated each from the other and constituting respective sides ofthe opening through which the film may be fed into the receptacle; and similarly on removal, by twisting the knob 22 in the opposite direction the knife edges 15and 25 come together to sever the film strip `5 and closethe opening 16. Hence, the combined operable length of the locking ear 24 and wing 4 on. each side must be sufficient to hold the parts in place until the cutting edge 25 shall have lpassed beyond the oppositely disposed cutting member 15,`the circumferential length of the curved portion being sufficient to cover the opening 16.

Thus in the slngle operation vof carrying the wings 4 from under the ears 2 4, the above mentioned conditions having been met, the exposed film is separated from the strip, and simultaneously the lreceptacle f is rendered light proof and therefore in all respects ready for -withdrawal from the camera recess 3 and is thus in condition to be transferred to the dark room for development.

The two casings 1,0, 20 as has been seen together form a substantially continuous cylindrical interior and will by virtue of such curved interior cause a film strip being fed into it to coil around itself practically until the containerv is illed to its capacity.`

ends being disposed at opposite ends of thev I claim: Y 1. In a camera, in which sensitized material may be exposed, and havingan opening throu h which the sensitized material mayv be fer? out of the camera, a, cylindricalieceptacle comprising an outer cylindrical casing and an'inner c lindrical casing housed in the outer casing, t e casings being each open'at one end and closed at the other end, the closed receptacle, the casings being provided in their sides with longitudinally disposed registrable' openings the Walls of which constitute cut-` ting blades, one of the casings having a locking member for1ocl' ing the said one casing against rotation when the opening of the said one casing is alined with the camera opening',- the other casing being rotatable with respect opening to permit the sensitized material to be fed, after exposure in the camera', into the receptacle through the registrable openings,

the said other casing having-means for locking the receptacle against detachment from` its mounting when the registrable openings are alined with the camera 1 opening and means for rotating the said other casing relativel to the said one casing to cause the cutting lades -to move relatively past eachother to sever the material and to close the registrable openings to renderv the receptacle klight proof and -to render the locking means ineffective so as to permit the inner andouter casings to become detached as a light-proofunit receptacle With the severed material therein.-

2. ln a camera,in` which sensitized'ma-` terial maybe exposed, and having an opens ing through which the sensitized material may be ffed out of the camera, a cylindrical receptacle comprising an outer casing and an inner casing housed in the outer casing, the casings being each open at one end and closed at the other end, the `closedends being disposed at opposite ends ofthe receptacle, the casings being provided in their sides with longitudinally disposed registrable openings the walls of which constitute cutting blades, means for mounting the receptacle adjacent to the camera with the registrable openings alined with the camera opening tov permit the sensitized material to be fed, after exposure inthe camera, into the receptacle through the registrable openings,and means for relatively rotating the inner casing in the outer casing` to cause the cutt-ing blades `to move relatively ypast each other to sever the material and to closethe registrable openings to render the receptacle light proof, the inner and'outer Icasings being detachable as a lightproof-unit receptacle with the ,severed material therein. t 3. Ina camera, in which sensitized material may be exposed, .and havingan opening through which the sensitized material may be fed out of the camera, a cylindrical receptacle comprising an outer casing and Y an inner casing housed in the outer casing, the

casings being each open at one end and closed at the other end, the closed ends being disposed at opposite ends of the receptacle, the

closed end of one of the casings having a curved guideway for receiving the open end of the other casing, the casings being provvided in their sides with longitudinally dis.-

posed registrable opJenings'the Walls of which constitute cutting lades, means for mountinto the receptacle through the registrable openings,and means for relatively rotating the inner casing in the outer casing to cause the cutting blades to move relatively ,past

each other to sever the materialv and to close the -registrable openings torender the receptacle light proof, the said open end of the said other casing being guided in the curved guideway during the said relative rotation, the inner and outer casings being detachable as a lightproof-unit receptacle with the sev-` ered material therein.

4. In a camera, in which sensitized ma-- terial may be exposed, and having an opening through which the sensitized material may be fed out of the camera, a cylindrical receptacle comprising an outer casing and an iner casing housed in the outer casing, the

casings being each open at one end and closed Y atl the otherend, the closed ends being disposed at opposite ends of the receptacle, the casings being provided in their 'sides with longitudinally disposed registrable openings the walls of which constitute cutting blades, one of the casings having a locking member for locking the 'said one casing against rotation when the opening of the said one casing f is alined with the camera opening, the other casing being rotatable with respect to the said one casing, to aline the opening of' the said other casing with the camera opening, whereby the receptacle may be mounted adjacent to the camera with vthe registrableopenings alined with the camera opening to permit the sensitized material to be fed, after exposure `in the camera, into the receptacle through the registrable openings, and means for rotating the said other casing relatively to the said one casing to cause the cutting blades to move relatively past eachother to sever` the material and to close the registrable openings to render the4 receptacle lightproof, the inner and outer cas'ings being detachableas a light-proo-unit receptacle with the severed material therein.

5. In a,camerainwhich sensitized material may be exposed, and having an opening through which the sensitized Inaterial may be fed out of the camera, a cylindrical receptacle comprising an outer casing and an inner casing housed in the Outer casing, the casings being each open at one end and closed at the other end, the closed ends being disposed at opposite ends of the receptacle, the casings being provided in their sides with longitudinally disposed registrable openings the walls of which constitute i camera opening,

cutting blades, one of the casings having a locking member Jfor locking the said one cas" ing against rotation when the opening of' the said one casing is alined with the camera opening, the other casing being rotatable with respect to the said one casing, to aline the opening of the said other` casing with the whereby the receptacle may be mounted adjacent to the camera with the registrable openings alined with the camera 'opening to permit the sensitized material to be fed, after exposure in the camera, into the 4- y receptacle through the registrable openings, thesaid other casing and the receptacle mounting having cooperating ears and wings adapted to engage to lock the receptacle against detachment from the mounting when the registrable openings are alined with the camera opening, and means for rotating the said other casing relatively to the said one A casing to cause the cutting blades to move relatively past each other to sever the material and to close the registrable openings to render theyrecept-acle light proof, and to disengage the wings from the ears so as to permit the inner and outer casings to become detached as a light-proof-unit receptacle with the severed material therein.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

l 'CHARLES F. HINDLE.

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